Shwetal Shah: A Tech Millennial Entrepreneur, was raised and educated in Mumbai, moving to the UK for the remainder of her education, graduating with a Masters of Science in International Marketing at the University of Strathclyde in Scotland. In this podcast, Shwetal shares her entrepreneurial journey as part of the “Erase All Kittens” gaming team, designed to help girls between the ages of 8 and 13 to code.
Theresa May, Prince Harry, Schwetal Shah, Commonwealth Youth Forum, London, UK, April 2018
Shwetal was chosen as one of 13 leaders for the Commonwealth Youth Forum that met recently in London, UK. She also talks about meeting Prince Harry who has just been appointed by the Queen as Commonwealth Youth Ambassador. Harry told the opening of a Commonwealth forum discussing youth issues. “I know that serving as ambassador to young people I’m going have to try to keep up with you all … my job will be to listen to you, my duty will be to ensure that your ideas, concerns, thoughts, and hopes are heard.”
Shwetal Shah Bio
Shwetal Shah: A Tech Millennial with a strong focus on client-facing roles at previous organizations in the Telecoms, Hospitality, Retail and Financial Services Industry and a few fortune 500 companies, she developed a core understanding of the business nuances in different sectors and undertook product development specific market research in the open source software tools community.
She now works as the Head of Outreach at Erase All Kittens, an award-winning startup company creating a game that inspires girls to code whilst teaching them real-world languages. Her responsibilities include creating partnerships with global organisations and finding opportunities within the public sector and Government departments to support E.A.K. in empowering more girls with digital skills.
Forbes 30 under 30 Class of 2018
European Development Days Young Leader 2018
Yunus and Youth Fellow 2018
Young European 2018 Nominee
Women in IT Award 2018 Nominee
ICANN61 2018 Fellow
Ars Electronica Future Innovator 2017
Positive for Youth Award Winner 2017
Code First: Girls “Ones to watch” for 2017
UN Empower Women Champion 2017
Business Launchpad Female Entrepreneur of the Year 2017
Social Enabler no.30 http://socialenablers.co/se100/
WeAreTechWomen 50 Award Winner 2017
o2 Think Big Best STEM Award Winner 2016
Documentary Maker
Women in STEM
Young Change Makers in the UK youth empowerment
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